Summary
Night Court is an American thriller film first released in 1932,
directed by W.S. Van Dyke.
The film stars Phillips Holmes, Walter Huston, Anita Page, Lewis Stone and Mary Carlisle.
It has also been released under the title: Justice for Sale.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: W.S. Van Dyke
- Script: Charles Beahan, Lenore J. Coffee, Mark Hellinger, Bayard Veiller
- Photo: Norbert Brodine
- Cast: Phillips Holmes (Mike Thomas), Walter Huston (Judge Andrew J. Moffett), Anita Page (Mary Thomas), Lewis Stone (Judge William ’Will’ Osgood), Mary Carlisle (Elizabeth Osgood), John Miljan (Henry Crawford), Jean Hersholt (Herman (janitor)), Tully Marshall (Grogan), Noel Francis (Miss Lillian ’Lil’ Baker), Reginald Barlow (Dist. Atty. Grant), Frederick Burton (Judge Oscar ’Jim’ Erskine), Eddy Chandler (Thug beating up Mike), George Cooper (Safecracking thug), DeWitt Jennings (Court Policeman), Lew Kelly (Mr. Davis (social worker)), George Magrill (Strong Arm Man), Eily Malyon (Hungry woman in court), Eva McKenzie (Apartment House Tenant), Philip Morris (Court Policeman), Edmund Mortimer (Assistant District Attorney), Henry Norton (Courtroom Observer), Rafaela Ottiano (Neighbor woman on steps), Warner Richmond (Ed (frame-up man)), Dick Rush (Detective), Frank Sheridan (Thomas H. ’Sam’ Haskins), Charles Sullivan (Court Bailiff), Harry Wilson (Acquitted truck driver)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 92 min; B&W
- Aka: Justice for Sale
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